• Guns N' Roses 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour Adds More Openers: Skrillex & Chris Stapleton

    More openers, including Skrillex and Chris Stapleton, are slated to join Guns N’ Roses on their 'Not In This Lifetime Tour' at select stops. It may come as a surprise for some that an electronic producer would join the legendary rock group, but it has been confirmed that he will play with the group at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Aug. 5.

  • Is Jimi Hendrix to Blame for London's Feral Parakeets Problem?

    Feral parakeets are taking over London, England, and one theory on the origin of these birds first being introduced in the United Kingdom's big city points the blame at rock n' roll legend Jimi Hendrix. While the birds are nice to look at, there are just too many of them, according to residents, and some have traced the birds back to Hendrix, who lived in London in the 1960s.

  • Jimi Hendrix's Brook Street Flat in London Transformed into Museum

    Jimi Hendrix left an indelible mark on the blues-based, psychedelic rock world after joining the 27 club on September 18, 1970. Hendrix began his unforgetanle career while living in a London flat with girlfriend Kathy Etchingham on Brook Street, a period of the gutiarists life heavily depicted in the 2014, Andre-3000 led biopiac, 'All is By My Side.'

  • Motorhead Roadie Steve Luna Talks Lemmy Kilmister's Death in New Interview

    The music world was stunned at the passing of Motorhead founder and frontman Lemmy Kilmister on Dec. 28 after a short bout with a particularly aggressive form of cancer. Kilmister was first diagnosed with the disease on Dec. 26 and died two days later. He was a heavy metal figurehead in music and is being mourned by many in the music industry. A lesser known fact about Kilmister was that he had a short stint as a rodeo for Jimi Hendrix early on in his time in the music industry. Now, his roadie Steve Luna talks his death in a new interview.

  • Why Pandora is Paying $90 Million to Record Labels Over Pre-1972 Recordings

    Think of all the great music recorded before 1972. It includes some of the most legendary artists ever from The Beatles to Jimi Hendrix. A lot of that music has been trapped in the world of pre-1972 recordings, which is a segment of copyright law that allowed Pandora to skirt payment to rights holders for years, until this week when a settlement was reached with the company to pay labels $90 million.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover Jimi Hendrix's 'Fire' at Charity Event [WATCH]

    On the night of Oct. 17 at an undisclosed Los Angeles warehouse in Frogtown, Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Josh Klinghoffer and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers opened up a benefit gala that aimed to raised money for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music with a rare, acoustic set that boasted a cover of Jimi Hendrix's1967 classic Are You Experienced track, "Fire".
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